Lanzarote Hurdle

Lanzarote Hurdle

2023
West Balboa	Red Risk	Up For Parol

Previous years
2022
Cobblers Dream	Highway One O Two	Call Me Lord
2021
Boreham Bill	Misty Whisky	Hunters Call

2020-2011
2020
Burrows Edge	Vive Le Roi	Echiquier
2019
Big Time Dancer	Solomon Grey	Lord Napier
2018
William Henry	Spiritofthegames	Red Indian
2017
Modus	Templeross	Lord of the Island
2016
Yala Enki	Westren Warrior	Ibis Du Rheu
2015
Tea For Two	Little Boy Boru	Saffron Wells
2014
Saphir Du Rheu	If in Doubt	Like Minded
2013
Oscara Dara	Romeo Americo	Buck Magic
2012
Swincombe Flame	Featherbed Lane	Act of Kalanisi
2011
James De Vassy	Organisateur	Palomar

2010-2001
2010
Micheal Flips	Duc De Regniere	Gee Dee Nen
2008
Nycteos	Kawagino	Lyes Green
2007
Verasi	Royals Darling	Afrad
2006
Rayshan	Buck Whaley	Torkinking
2005
Crossbow Creek	Torrid Kentavr	McBain
2004
Limerick Boy	Perouse	Greenhope
2003
Non So	Hawadeth	Miss Cool
2002
Majlis	Copeland	Tysou

2000-1992
2000
Heart	Ferrers	Miss Fara
1999
Tiutchev	Mister Rm	Serenus
1998
Shahrur	Alabang	Carlito Brigante
1997
Make A Stand	Gales Cavalier	Silver Groom
1996
Warm Spell	Frickley	Thinking Twice
1995
Trying Again	Keep Me in Mind	Daring Past
1994
Nijmegen	High Baron	Fatack
1993
Tomahawk	Nijmegen	Avro Anson
1992
Egypt Mill Prince	Jungle Knife	Sartorius

The Lanzarote Hurdle is a National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Kempton Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs (4,225 metres), and during its running there are ten hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.

The event is named in memory of the racehorse Lanzarote (1968–1977), the winner of the Champion Hurdle in 1974, and was first run in 1978. Lanzarote had a particularly good record in races at Kempton, and he twice won the track's leading hurdle event, the Christmas Hurdle. He finished his hurdling career with a total of 20 wins from 33 starts. After achieving a further three victories as a chaser, Lanzarote was made the second favourite to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1977. However, during that race he broke his near-hind leg and had to be euthanised.

For many years the distance of the Lanzarote Hurdle was set at 2 miles (3,219 metres), and there were eight hurdles to be jumped. The event was temporarily switched to Carlisle in 2006, and upon its return to Kempton in 2007 there was a substantial increase to its distance. Its regular length was extended by 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and there were an additional two hurdles to jump. In its analysis of that year's running, the Racing Post commented that this was: "In effect, a new race. Although run under the 'Lanzarote' handle, this was in no way the same race as the Lanzarote of old." Prior to 2023 the race had Listed status. This was removed when Listed handicap races were removed from the racing programme, and the race became a Class 2 handicap.[1]